Enforcing contracts: Time in Belgium

Belgium: Enforcing contracts: Time was 505 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
505 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 191 countries
All-time high
505 days
in 2003
All-time low
505 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Belgium, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 505 days2004: 505 days2005: 505 days2006: 505 days2007: 505 days2008: 505 days2009: 505 days2010: 505 days2011: 505 days2012: 505 days2013: 505 days2014: 505 days2015: 505 days2016: 505 days2017: 505 days2018: 505 days2019: 505 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 505 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Belgium peaked at 505 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 505 days, in 2003.

That places Belgium 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Belgium, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 505 days —
2004 505 days +0.0%
2005 505 days +0.0%
2006 505 days +0.0%
2007 505 days +0.0%
2008 505 days +0.0%
2009 505 days +0.0%
2010 505 days +0.0%
2011 505 days +0.0%
2012 505 days +0.0%
2013 505 days +0.0%
2014 505 days +0.0%
2015 505 days +0.0%
2016 505 days +0.0%
2017 505 days +0.0%
2018 505 days +0.0%
2019 505 days +0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 505 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 505 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 510 days, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 505 days 505 days 505 days 7
2010s 505 days 505 days 505 days 10

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 123 Comoros 506 days compare
  2. 124 Iran 505 days compare
  3. 124 Malta 505 days compare
  4. 127 Germany 499 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Belgium?
Enforcing contracts: time in Belgium was 505 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 505 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 505 days in 2003.
How does Belgium rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Belgium ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Time (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Time (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The time to enforce contracts is recorded in calendar days, counted from the moment plaintiff decides to file the lawsuit in court until payment. The average duration of the following three different stages of dispute resolution is recorded: (i) filing and service, (ii) trial and judgment, and (iii) enforcement.